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Home Depot RANT!

warcrow

warcrow

Lifer
Swear to God nothing works at the Home Depot.

Guy in lightbulbs: "Oh yeah, well, that brand of lightbults only comes in once and a while. Don't know when it comes in, not my business."

But....you work in lightbulbs!

Guy in hardware: "Oh yeah, that accessory we ran out of. Don't know when we're getting them back in. Oh, that's what the other guy told you? Well, I wouldn't say it's not my business, but they just don't tell us."

o..................k?

Then find that all the checkstands are closed and they're running some automatic computer-driven crap that's so persnickity that it actually complains if you don't put the object in the bag (and it seems to know the exact weight of everything in the store) and follow all directions to the letter. Then it barks are me twice for no reason only to find out the machines are being "calibrated" still. Can I get a WTF please?

And then when I walk out the door, the alarm things on both sides go off and I look back to see a girl talking on a cell phone, only half-interested in her job, waving me back to look at the items in my bag.

Screw it, let them think I stole something. At this point I didnt care.....I just walked away.

/rant 0

ok.....feel better now, thanks for listening guys. 🙂
 
Some of your rant is exactly why I almost exclusively go to Lowes. Those reasons and the fact that Lowe's is cheaper.
 
Originally posted by: CPA
Some of your rant is exactly why I almost exclusively go to Lowes. Those reasons and the fact that Lowe's is cheaper.
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Nearest Lowe's is 15 miles away as opposed to Home Depot that is around the corner....but I'm going to Lowe's next time.
 
personally, i love the self-scan registers. If i only have a few items, i don't want to wait 10 minutes just to get checked out...they're in and out.

As for the lightbulbs...ask a department manager. They have names/pictures posted of the people who manage that area. Chances are good that you just found a "filler" who might have been putting out freight or walking in the area.

I work retail...and it irks me when i hear people get bothered by the most stupid stuff.

-=bmacd=-
 
Yeah, self checkout RULES! Last time I went to HD we had this fat@ss cashier who had to waddle her way around the counter to scan the bigger stuff in the cart.

Also, HD now expects people to help wherever they are. So, if an employee is walking back to their dept from say the breakroom and someone stops them, they're expected to help wherever they are even if they know nothing about that dept (tho they're suppose to).
 
Home Depot sucks ...I go to lowes cheaper and more reliable. HD never can cut wood for me. Its anyoying I stopped going there, only go there if lowes is out of what i need which doesn't normally happen...happened once in the year that lowes has been in this area.
 
WTF?😀

Yeah Lowes kicks HD's ass!!
I was just there last night..........no hot cashiers in sight though🙁
 
yeah complain about the rest, but the self checkouts rock...wish we had them around here...i like them in the supermarkets too...dont have them anywhere around ehre though 🙁
 
ugh... self checkout systems at home depot.. and especially walmart.. are sooooo crappy compared to the system at my local giant (grocier for those of you not in the DC metro and extended areas). We have 8 lanes i think, belt driven self checkouts. rarely is there an error. the only gripe is sometimes veggies are hard to find. but if you happen to note the produce code, you're set. altho, another giant has like 2-3 checkouts.. which are like walmart.. utter crap unless you're buying like 5 items.
 
We don't have a Lowes yet (unfortunately) so I am glad I've had no problems with Home Depot. As a matter of fact I have had some pretty good experiences with them like getting a display model way cheaper than new because they didn't have any in stock.
 
Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
yeah complain about the rest, but the self checkouts rock...wish we had them around here...i like them in the supermarkets too...dont have them anywhere around ehre though 🙁
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If they worked, then hell yea! The ones I was using were being "calibrated". WTF....can't they do that before they ship them! 😛
 
Self checkout SUCKS, and they usually only have one other register open. I go to Lowe's for most stuff, mostly because it's less than a mile away. I go to Home Depot for paint.
 
Yeah HD sucks. the Lowe's here is great. I had bought a lamp on clearance and it stopped working after 3 months. I went in to see if they had any others on clearance and got to talking to the guy in that department. He said bring in the light and he would see if he could fix it.

He got it working and didn't charge me anything.

The people are really helpful they actually know what they are talking about. One guy in carpeting used to be a manager of a carpeting business. Now he is retired but works part time there.
 
Quite often, Home Depot will buy a few truck loads of a particular item if the price is right. Once they are gone, they have no idea if/when they will every get that item in stock again. Now, the salesperson should have tried to find that out for you, or just told you it would be in next week to make you happy.

that is what someone who works in HD told me, anyway.

😉
 
Yep, Lowe's beats Home Depot in everything. Curious as to why? Lowe's uses Linux on their information terminals, lowering costs and increasing reliablility. Yeah I like Linux.
 
I hear there is a big controversy cause Lowes is trying to steal Home Depots hot cashiers. Offering stock options and stuff so they'll change allegiances. It's crazy man...crazy.
 
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Quite often, Home Depot will buy a few truck loads of a particular item if the price is right. Once they are gone, they have no idea if/when they will every get that item in stock again. Now, the salesperson should have tried to find that out for you, or just told you it would be in next week to make you happy.

that is what someone who works in HD told me, anyway.

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Sounds about right. Kinda like what happens at Costco.
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
I hear there is a big controversy cause Lowes is trying to steal Home Depots hot cashiers. Offering stock options and stuff so they'll change allegiances. It's crazy man...crazy.
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lol, no way!
 
Originally posted by: warcrow
Originally posted by: pyonir
I hear there is a big controversy cause Lowes is trying to steal Home Depots hot cashiers. Offering stock options and stuff so they'll change allegiances. It's crazy man...crazy.
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lol, no way!
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warcrow. I love you man. It takes people like you to make the world go 'round.
 
Eh I don't know about prices. You got to keep an eye out on both of them. I do home rehabs so I buy a lot of supplies from both and comparison shop. There can be an easy 20-40% difference in price for the exact same item.
 
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